Earlier this year, Toro Youth Sports submitted a proposal to build three ball fields that could be used by local softball, soccer and football teams.

Cross country teams from all over Monterey County use the meadow for races and practices.

One high school senior said he is against the proposed fields being built.

Senior Ian Clark said the construction would make it difficult to continue practicing and racing in the park.

“This is home, home away from home,” Clark said. “This park, and especially this badge, of flats area, this is where a lot of good memories have been made, and ideally, it should remain that way."

Clark said it would displace the team.

“And it would displace a lot of the community, a lot of the other teams in the area,” Clark said.

Project Developer Warren Wayland called the plan a renovation of a field that he says doesn't get much use anyway.

“First of all, whenever we did it, we said we aren't going to take anything away from anybody and we're just wanting to utilize it when it's sitting empty practically 99 percent of the daylight hours now," Wayland said.

Some park users don't want the meadow, a popular picnicking area, becoming a private sports field.

“Nobody wants to picnic in the middle of a softball field,” runner Michael Dove said. “The cross-country runners don’t want to run through the dirt fields and through the fences.”

The developer also said the changes could generate some money by forcing people to park inside the park and pay for it.

Supervisors will make the final decision, but meanwhile, both groups have set up Facebook pages.

The page for those showing opposition to the development's can be found here.